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78 Grove Street

217Records
14City systems
0Open violations
12.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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217 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
BBL3033220010
BIN3076062

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)KINGS VILLAS LLC
Head officerFRANK LANG
Managing agentST.NICKS ALLIANCe
Last registered2025-09-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,566,000 $704,700
2026$1,511,000 $679,950
2027$1,813,000 $815,850

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Evergreen Av — B52 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Linden St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

78 Grove Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ST. NICKS ALLIANCE — 108 buildings, 1,556 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B34 · C20 · D18 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Throop Avenue BK140 A
590 DeKalb Avenue BK111 B
75 Bushwick Avenue BK96 A
250 Pulaski Street BK72 A
609 Metropolitan Avenue BK65 A
330 Union Avenue BK59 A
695 Grand Street BK51 B
106 Gerry Street BK46 B
DeKalb Ave BK45 A
324 Devoe Street BK45 A
633-639 DeKalb Avenue BK37 A
654 Grand Street BK33 B
11 Ten Eyck Street BK24 A
140 Johnson Avenue BK24 B
306 Union Avenue BK21 C
601 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 B
1371 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
607 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 B
1369 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
124 Graham Avenue BK16 B
161 Halsey Street BK16 B
20 Maujer Street BK16 C
19 Humboldt Street BK15 A
214 Scholes Street BK15 B
9 Mac Donough Street BK12 B
276 Jackson Street BK12 B
464 Nostrand Avenue BK12 B
28 Kingsland Avenue BK12 B
22 Stagg Street BK12 A
670 Broadway BK12 A
167 Newport Street BK12 B
140 Newport Street BK12 C
662 Broadway BK12 B
29 Debevoise Avenue BK12 A
20 Stagg Street BK11 B
18 Stagg Street BK9 B
302 Jackson Street BK9 A
486 Gates Avenue BK8 B
108 Meserole Street BK8 B
100 Macon Street BK8 C
512 Morgan Avenue BK8 B
127 Guernsey Street BK8 A
131 Thames Street BK8 A
143 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
447 Tompkins Avenue BK8 C
586A Morgan Avenue BK8 A
586 Morgan Avenue BK8 A
110 Meserole Street BK7 B
161 Graham Avenue BK6 A
27 Ingraham Street BK6 A
110 Seigel Street BK6 A
315 Harman Street BK6 D
910 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
431 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
116 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
543 Graham Avenue BK6 A
235 Driggs Avenue BK6 B
345 Lorimer Street BK6 A
895 Mother Gaston Blvd BK6 C
40 Scholes Street BK6 B

showing 60 of 108 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $925,000 on 2017-12-07 (lender: Low Income Investment Fund), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-07CERR $925,000 — from KING VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; KING VILLAS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $925,000
2017-12-07Agreement $3,728,000 — from KINGS VILLAS LLC; KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,728,000
2017-12-07Agreement $925,000 — from KINGS VILLAS LLC; KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $925,000
2017-12-07Mortgage $925,000 — from KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; KINGS VILLAS LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $925,000
2017-12-07AL&R $925,000 — from KINGS VILLAS LLC; KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $925,000
2015-03-16Mortgage $3,659,993 — from KINGS VILLAS LLC; KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,659,993
2015-03-16Mortgage $3,728,000 — from KINGS VILLAS LLC; KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,728,000
2015-03-16Mortgage $3,695,841 — from KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; KINGS VILLAS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,695,841
2015-03-16Mortgage $572,834 — from KINGS VILLAS LLC; KINGS VILLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $572,834

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710314220
201800100313
2019023038
2020001023
202100170118
202200300232
2023022048
2024001124
2025015039
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 123Ownership & money 28Health & systems 24

Every one of the 217 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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